Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Arelor
Date : Sun May 18 2025 02:38 pm

 Re: Re: Most memorable modern
 By: poindexter FORTRAN to Boraxman on Sun May 18 2025 10:00 am

> Outside of an alien invasion, I agree that we're not going to see unity.
>

I find your optimism soooooo cute.

Historical record proof people does not unite in the face of invasions. Heck, the Roman modus operandi was to arrive to a place, identify disidents that opposed the regime that ruled that place, seed division, cause conflict and then grab the scraps that remained. It is the same with modern superpowers, really, except modern superpowers are much worse at it.

Heck, even the idealized colonization of the Americas by Spain is total myth. 200 Spaniards that hadn't taken a shower in ages disembarked and convinced the natives to fight other natives - which was easy because they already had conflicts going on - and eventually grabbed the power.

But if you want something more recent, just keep in mind that in the Spanish civil war the Republican side could not maintain an unified army. The members of one syndicate didn't respect the members of this other union, it was a meshup of different uncohesive armies (many of them didn't even deserve the classification of "army"). You would think that with Fascist knocking on the door, people would unite and stand in coordination, but no.


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